- Sixty-four years after he became a star and five years after his death, Sinatra is everywhere -- On Tuesday, Radio City Music Hall announced that a multimedia show featuring Sinatra on huge screens, live musicians, a gospel choir and the Rockettes will premiere in October. (June 11, 2003)
- Four years after his death from a heart attack aged 82, he still earns his heirs £3.5million every year. His estate gets a cut each time one of his signature songs is used commercially.
- Was buried in Cathedral City's Desert Memorial Park in Palm Springs, California, USA. (20 May 1998)
- He was named Humanitarian of the Year by the Variety Clubs of America in 1983.
- He inspired the Johnny Fontaine character in THE GODFATHER (1972).
- Was considered for the role of Johnny in THE GODFATHER (1972), but this role went to Al Pacino when it became apparent that there were too many similarities between Johnny and Sinatra himself.
- The title role of DIRTY HARRY (1971) was originally intended for him. After he refused, it was offered to John Wayne, and then Paul Newman, finally being accepted by Clint Eastwood.
- Some three decades late, the Hungarian-born actress Eva Bartok claimed that her daughter, Deana, born in 1957 during Bartok's marriage to the actor Curd Jürgens, was actually fathered by Sinatra, during a brief affair that he and Bartok had had following his breakup in 1956 with the sultry Ava Gardner. Sinatra never acknowledged paternity.
- Sinatra is thought by many to be the finest American popular singer of our time.
- He was a member (Leader) of the Rat Pack -- Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. All appeared in OCEAN'S ELEVEN.
- According to Mia Farrow's biography, What Falls Away, Frank offered to have Woody Allen's legs broken when he was found to be having an affair with Mia's adopted daughter, Soon Yi Previn.
- He was reportedly kept a picture of Ava Garder on his mirror long after their break up.
- A provision in Frank Sinatra's will is that if anyone contests it, they are automatically disinherited.
- The epitaph on his headstone reads The best is yet to come.
- At his funeral, friends and family members placed items in his coffin that had personal references. These are reported to include ten dimes, several Tootsie Roll candies, a pack of Black Jack chewing gum, a roll of wild cherry Life Savers candy, a ring engraved with the word Dream, a mini bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey, a pack of Camel cigarettes, and a Zippo cigarette lighter.
- He was the godfather of singer 'Nikka Costa'.
- He was, at one time, part owner of the Sands Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Cal-Neva Lodge in Lake Tahoe. As the name implies, the latter was bisected by the California-Nevada borderline.
- A forcep delivery at Sinatra's birth left permanent scars on his cheek and ruptured an eardrum. The latter is the reason most often given for his being exempted from service during World War II.
- Originally cast as Joe Grady in THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, (1970), but walked out after production had started.
- A scene depicting a kidnapping was filmed, but cut when his son was kidnapped (ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS (1964)).
- He was the first choice to play Rod Anderson in WHAT A WAY TO GO! (1964). When Darryl F.Zanuck, balked at his salary demand, Robert Mitchum agreed to play the role at no fee for tax purposes.
- In a scene between Danny (Frank Sinatra) and Adele (Patrice Wymore) in OCEAN'S ELEVEN (1960), Adele throws a dish of candy at Danny. The throwing of the dish was ad-libbed, which accounts for the genuine look of surprise on his face and the faces of his co-stars.
- He was Warner Brothers' first choice to play Harold Hill in THE MUSIC MAN (1962).
- Senator Iselin's plane in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) in real life belonged to him.
- Was originally supposed to play the role of Billy in CAROUSEL (1956), but when he learned that each scene would be shot twice he backed out of the production.
- He broke one of his fingers in the fight sequence in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE with Henry Silva.
- He wanted Lucille Ball for Angela Lansbury role in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE.
- In the dubbed German version of OCEAN'S ELEVEN, his character's name was changed to Frankie Ocean, probably in order to hook more viewers, who knew Sinatra only as a singer.
- In the scene where he gives the all-queens deck of cards to Laurence Harvey, Sinatra is out of focus. Sinatra had trouble recreating his performance, so director John Frankenheimer left the footage as-is. Audiences weren't bothered; they interpreted it as Laurence Harvey's blurred perspective (THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE).
- Was nominated Oscar for Best Actor in 1956 for THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM.
- Originally, he was considered for the role of Terry Malloy in ON THE WATERFRONT (1954). Director Kazan approached Sinatra about the part but producer Sam Spiegel favored Brando for his greater pulling power at the box office.
- Producer Jesse Lasky sought approval from the Catholic Church of Frank Sinatra before casting him as Father Paul in THE MIRACLE OF THE BELLS (1948). The church had no objections.
- Nominated for Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy at Golden Globe Awards for COME BLOW YOUR HORN (1964)
- Nominated for Best Foreign Actor at BAFTA Awards for THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM (1957)
- Nominated for Best Foreign Actor at BAFTA Awards for NOT AS A STRANGER (1956)
- Nominated for Best Male Singer at Emmy Awards (1956)
Quotes- "I'm for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels."
- "A friend is never an imposition."
- "A fella came up to me the other day with a nice story. He was in a bar somewhere and it was the quiet time of the night. Everybody's staring down at the sauce and one of my saloon songs comes on the jukebox. 'One for My Baby,' or something like that. After a while, a drunk at the end of the bar looks up and says, jerking his thumb toward the jukebox, 'I wonder who he listens to?'"
- "Nothing anybody's said or written about me ever bothers me, except when it does."
Awards- Grammy Awards: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance (1995)
- Grammy Awards: Best Historical Album (1982)
- Golden Apple Awards: Golden Apple - Male Star of the Year (1977)
- Golden Apple Awards: Sour Apple (1974)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards: Life Achievement Award (1973)
- Academy Awards: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1971)
- Golden Globe Awards: Cecil B. DeMille Award (1971)
- Grammy Awards: Album of the Year (1966)
- Grammy Awards: Best Vocal Performance, Male (1966)
- Grammy Awards: Record of the Year (1966)
- Grammy Awards: Album of the Year (1965)
- Grammy Awards: Best Vocal Performance, Male (1965)
- Laurel Awards: Golden Laurel - Top Male Musical Performance, CAN-CAN (1960)
- Grammy Awards: Album of the Year (1959)
- Grammy Awards: Best Vocal Performance, Male (1959)
- Laurel Awards: Golden Laurel - Top Male Dramatic Performance, SOME CAME RUNNING (1959)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy, PAL JOEY (1958)
- Grammy Awards: Best Album Cover (1958)
- Laurel Awards: Golden Laurel - Top Male Musical Performance, PAL JOEY (1958)
- Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1954)
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Supporting Actor, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1954)
- Golden Apple Awards: Sour Apple - Least Cooperative Actor (1951)
- Golden Apple Awards: Sour Apple - Least Cooperative Actor (1946)
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